Shark fest is the annual event you dont want to miss at fijis beqa lagoon resort im kneeling on the bottom, 65 feet below the oceans surface, when it dawns on me that im likely. And you can dive with bull sharks, lemon sharks, blacktip reef sharks and even the odd tiger shark on a discover scuba diving experience. This video was taken in beqa lagoon fiji on the big fish encounter. The film was made the same year as scarface, which is widely acknowledged to be the directors best film of the early sound era. I heard that as many as 40 bull sharks come during peak season. New shark dive in fiji at the yasawa islands scuba diver life. The whale shark, rhincodon typus, is a slowmoving filter feeding shark. It was time to suit up and hop off the boat for a 100 foot descent into the ocean. But over the last few years, the sharks have been coming much later, in may. Located in fijis yasawa islands beautiful volcanic islands in the pacific ocean, with pristine sandy beaches, crystal clear water, with great snorkelling and diving the perfect spot for a holiday, whether you are a diver or not. The bistro is run by aquatrek, and is widely known as fijis original shark dive. Tiger shark is a 1932 american precode melodrama romantic film directed by howard hawks and starring edward g. Sep 17, 2019 grey reef shark beqa fiji shark diving fiji. The tiger shark is an active, strongswimming shark, ordinarily seen cruising slowly with a sinuous.
Ultimate shark encounter fiji shark diving fiji islands. Oct 26, 2006 licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of decca. The expert shark handlers and resident marine biologist at fiji s beqa lagoon resort might just be the best people to tell you. Diving with tiger and bull sharks at the cathedral dive site with beqa lagoon resort in fiji in july 2019. This fantastic shot of an excellent tiger shark was taken in the beqa lagoon, fiji. The tiger shark season used to start in february when i first visited 10 years ago. Mar 26, 2020 the 16foot tiger shark released its victim after it was jabbed with metal poles. Tiger sharks fiji shark divethe tiger shark is perhaps the least specialised of sharks as far as feeding is concerned. Once at the bottom, local fijian dive masters positioned us on top of a coral wall, looking down into a sandy pit. Best guide to diving at shark reef, pacific harbour, fiji. Im aware there are reef sharks around, but think these are harmless like the ones in thailand unless you get.
As soon as we arrive at cathedral, the shark dive site where. An educational dive where you can see more than eight shark species bull sharks, tawny nurse sharks, whitetip, blacktip and grey reef sharks, sicklefin lemon sharks, silvertips and the occasional tiger shark. Grey reefs, blacktip reefs, whitetip reefs, tawny nurses and the occasional tiger. Fiji tiger shark dive this trip is 7 days 6 nights from brisbane, it has three gourmet meals included daily breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Steven sim was diving the cathedral dive site on may 17 at beqa lagoon, beqa lagoon resort, with 12 others. Shark reef marine reserve, pacific harbour regarded by some as the best shark dive location in the world. Several species of sharks, such as tiger sharks, bull sharks, silvertip sharks, grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks and nurse sharks have settled here making it the place with probably the richest diversity and quantity of sharks in the world. Beqa lagoon sharks dive in fiji with tiger sharks at beqa lagoon. We were hoping to see the elusive tiger shark the biggest shark in these. A malaysian scuba diver nearly lost his head to a massive tiger shark while vacationing on fiji island in may. Fiji diving how to see sharks on a dive tour travel2next. Younger sharks show dark grey bars on sides very large.
E05 shark gods of fiji while most of the world fears sharks and views them as dangerous predators, in fiji sharks are protected, respected and even revered as gods. The tiger shark is the worlds most dangerous shark, after the great white. If that is not enough, during our safety stop we will be surrounded by scores of black and whitetip reef sharks, making for the perfect end to an unforgettable dive. Heres a quick guide to the aweinspiring sharks of fiji and some dive centres. Two of them at beqa lagoon in the main island and another 8 from savusavu with korosun dive. This isnt an attack the tiger shark is merely curious but the divers adrenaline surges all the same as they sink behind the rock wall theyre. Up close and personal with so many sharks while they were feeding them. Hi im just starting to plan a trip to fiji and probably a few other south pacific islands. Tiger shark bull and more in fiji beqa lagoon duration.
She was last see here heavily pregnant, in january. Sam cahir on some dives a tiger shark comes by, but not on this one. Fiji shark diving with dive discovery dive with tiger sharks, bull sharks, whitetip reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks and much more. Newsletter bull and tiger sharks adventure shark diving in fiji. Since 1991, we have arranged trips to exotic locations utilizing the best dive and land adventure specialists. Scuba diving with tiger sharks in beqa lagoon, fiji video by mary frances emmons edited by robby myers posted apr 28th, 2017 at 11. When you think of ultimate white shark encounters, mexicos isla guadalupe has established itself as the worlds top white shark cage diving. Seasonal movements have been noted for continental waters. The shark was first described by peron and lesueur in 1822, and was given the name squalus cuvier. Manasa, the lead dive guide, gave a thorough and well rehearsed explanation of what was.
Another shark diving trip is in the books, this time in beautiful fiji. For tiger sharks, they appear in the most frequency during june to august. Scuba diving with sharks in fiji the adventure junkies. The barefoot kuata island resort has created a new a new shark diving experience the awakening shark dive. Beqa adventure divers will take us out to shark reef, where we will be diving with as many as 70 bull.
At around 14 feet long and with a reputation for fierceness, the tiger shark is the ultimate sighting here, but spring is not the season for it. So is there anything i should be careful of when snorkelling around fiji. Apr 10, 2019 beqa lagoon was created by a huge barrier reef and probably once was a volcanos crater. But when they do you can see as many as 7 different species in one place including up to three tiger sharks. A lemon shark, 1 of the 8 shark species that mike photographed in the beqa lagoon. A complete list of the shark attacks that have occurred in fiji. Found in deeper ocean and steep reef areas spend days in deeper water feeds at night inmore info here. The fish are amazing and beautiful even if the sharks dont show up and sometimes they dont. I laughed underwater, realizing i had in fact never dived with real sharks before. To ensure the quality of your fiji shark dive with beqa adventure divers, the maximum number of divers is limited to 20. Tiger shark attacks a cameraman in fiji island youtube.
By mary frances emmons posted mar 30th, 2017 at 11. The tiger shark is famed for swallowing an incredible variety of floating and bottom junk of human activity and natural sources, including leather, fabrics, pieces of coal and wood, seeds and other vegetable material, feathers, plastic bags, burlap bags, small barrels, cans, pieces of metal, etc. Shark sightings are pretty much guaranteed although during the end of the year, you might not see bull sharks which venture off for mating season. It was a weeklong trip, just for scuba diving, and it was amazing. The expert shark handlers and resident marine biologist at fijis beqa lagoon resort might just be the best people to tell you.
The tiger shark is second only to the great white in recorded fatal attacks on humans. Tiger sharks will eat anything, including other sharks, license plates, and tires. Tiger shark bull and more in fiji beqa lagoon youtube. Beqa adventure divers will take us out to shark reef, where we will be diving with as many as 70 bull sharks at a time, with the occasional tiger shark showing up for a visit. Qio taika qio oria ral fins side fins, tail and smaller fins, thick bodied. When to go beqa lagoon resort is a yearround destination. Experience what many call the worlds best shark dive. The tiger shark one of 3 regulars, survivor showed up and gave us a show we were just begging for.
The shark dive operated by aqua trek at club oceanus resort at pacific harbour in fiji has been running since may 1999. May 10, 2017 today, just this morning, i dived with a 16ft tiger shark and countless literally countless bull sharks. This distinctivelymarked fish is the only member of its genus rhincodon and itsfamily. My little friend represents a sliver of a fraction of the biomass exploding into action all around us hundreds of species from remoras to. Terrifying moment a tiger shark clamps its jaws around a. Welcome to fiji at beqa lagoon for diving with the sharks beqa lagoon is a all in one place to see all kind of sharks. However, you dont go scuba diving here to stare at pretty corals and nudibranchs.
Fiji shark dive will help you live out your dreams and face the most incredible ocean. Males mature between 226 and 290 cm and reaching at least 370 cm. It eats a wide variety of marine life as well as being somewhat of a garbagecan with fins in its taking of carrion and all manner of inedible objects. Enjoy diving with multiple tiger sharks at a time the biggest predator of. May 07, 2018 theres a new shark dive in fiji at barefoot kuata resort in the southern yasawa islands. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12. He also got photos of the whitetip, tawny nurse, silvertip, grey reef, blacktip, bull and tiger sharks.
I would love to see both whale sharks and mantas during the trip and have been able to find loads of info on mantas in fiji but nothing about whale. Shark reef is a rather ordinary hard coral reef in beqa lagoon, just off the viti levu coast at pacific harbour, fiji. If that is not enough, during our safety stop we will be surrounded by scores of black and whitetip reefsharks, making for the perfect end to an unforgettable dive. Aquatrek run a 2tank shark dive on monday, wednesday, friday, saturday.
On my last two visits to thailand all i really had to watch out for where the spiky black urchins and moray eels. The regular shark population of shark reef marine reserve comprises of bulls, silvertips, sicklefin lemons, grey reefs, blacktip reefs, whitetip reefs, tawny nurses and the occasional tiger. Faqs about shark diving, coral and wreck diving with beqa adventure divers in. Madison stewart, fusions resident shark girl, travels to this archipelago in the south pacific, to explore how the fijian sharkgod, known as dakuwaqa, plays into the. The tiger shark is one of the most dangerous sharks, with more confirmed attacks on divers and. Dive discovery offers fiji shark diving, dive tours, liveaboards, scuba diving vacation in fiji islands. This dive was called the best shark dive in the world by howard hall. By the way well have my friend erich ritter phd the famous shark behaviorist with us for a week of advanced shark education and shark diving dont miss out on shark school fiji from june 411, 2016 only here at beqa lagoon resort and the diving with beqa sharks, the most educating and exciting shark dive in the southern pacific.
Scuba diving with tiger sharks in beqa lagoon, fiji. But tiger sharks and bull sharks, two of the three most dangerous sharks to humans. Most tiger sharks are smaller than 5 m, with only a few large females reaching over 5. Sharkschool transforms fijis cathedral shark dive into classroom. Mar 12, 2020 the shark dives of all the dives we did that whole week. Twenty divers kneel 65 feet down in beqa passage between fijis big island, viti levu, and beqa pronounced mbenga, waiting for the start of what might be the most thrilling shark dive in the world. Beqa shark dive at the bistro, beqa lagoon, fiji islands. Beqa lagoon is famous for diving with the sharks, where you can have the chance to see up to 8 different kind of sharks, including bull and tiger sharks we missed the last one.